The results of the 2008 San Francisco World Spirits Competition are in.This year, 25 judges -- headed by competition director Anthony Dias Blue of Patterson’s the Tasting Panel Magazine and judging director F. Paul Pacult of The Spirit Journal -- evaluated 847 spirit, 132 more than last year,
Submissions were divided into s were submitted and evaluated, up from 715 in 2007, and six out of the seven continents 439 different brand classifications. In addition to medals for individual entries, “Distiller of the Year” honors went to Buffalo Trace
Distillery USA and “Importer of the Year” to Moët Hennessy USA.
Here are the double-gold medalists, by class. If a classification is not mentioned, it means there were no double-gold awards.
You can get all the results inn every medal grouping by going here.
VODKA
• (Top vodka) Snow Queen, Kazakhstan, $29
• Cold River Vodka, Maine, $33
• Puriste Premium Vodka, Austria, $40
• Primo Vodka, Argentina, $26
• Rain Vodka, Kentucky, $20
AQUAVIT
• Linie Aquavit, Norway, $25
GIN
• (Top gin) Plymouth Gin, England, $30
• Beefeater Gin, England, $24
• Rehorst Premium Gin, Wisconsin, $30
• Martin Miller's London Dry Gin, England, $30
• Rogue Spruce Gin, Oregon, $32
EXTRA-AGED RUM
• (Top rum) Matusalem Gran Reserve Rum, Dominican Republic, $32
• Don Q Gran Añejo Rum, Puerto Rico, $45
RHUM AGRICOLE
• Rhum J.M. Rhum Agricole 1997, Martinique, $96
• Rhum J.M. Rhum Agricole, Martinique, $37
DARK/GOLD RUM
• Chairman's Reserve Rum, St. Lucia, $15
• Sergeant Classick Gold Hawaiian Rum, Hawaii, $20
OVERPROOF RUM
• Bounty OP, Fiji, $20
CACHACA
• (Best of Show - White) Weber Haus Silver Cachaça, Brazil, $30
• Cuca Fresca Cachaça, Brazil, $20
• Bossa Cachaça, Brazil, $28
SILVER/GOLD UNAGED TEQUILA
• (Top tequila) AsomBroso Silver Tequila, Mexico, $45
• Blue Head Blanco Tequila, Mexico, $45
• Gran Centenario Plata Tequila, Mexico, $50
• El Tesoro Platinum Tequila, Mexico, $38
• Milagro Premium Silver Tequila, Mexico, $30
REPOSADO TEQUILA
• (Top reposado) El Tesoro Reposado Tequila, Mexico, $40
• Amanecer Ranchero Reposado Tequila, Mexico, $35
• Semental Reposado Tequila, Mexico, $50
• Herencia De Plata Reposado Tequila, Mexico, $44
• Tequila 5150 Reposado, Mexico, $42
ANEJO TEQUILA
• (Top añejo) Siete Leguas Añejo Tequila, Mexico, $50
• Don Tepo Añejo Tequila, Mexico, $55
• Blue Head Añejo Tequila, Mexico, $55
• La Certeza Añejo Tequila, Mexico, $60
EXTRA-AGED TEQUILA
• (Top extra-aged) Don Julio Extra-Aged Añejo Tequila, Mexico, $350
• El Capo Extra-Aged Añejo Tequila, Mexico, $73
SMALL BATCH BOURBON 10 YEARS OR OLDER
• (Top bourbon) Pappy Van Winkle Kentucky Straight Bourbon Reserve 20 Year Old, Kentucky, $100
• George T. Stagg Kentucky Straight Bourbon, Kentucky, $55
SMALL BATCH BOURBON UNDER 11 YEARS
• Baker's Small Batch, Kentycky, $37
• Virginia Gentleman Small Batch, Virginia, $21
STRAIGHT BOURBON
• Wild Turkey 101, Kentucky, $20
SINGLE BARREL AMERICAN WHISKEY UNDER 11 YEARS
• Eagle Rare Single Barrel Bourbon, Kentucky, $30
SINGLE BARREL AMERICAN WHISKEY 10 YEARS OR OLDER
• Elijah Craig Kentucky Straight Bourbon, Kentucky, $40
AMERICAN STRAIGHT RYE WHISKEY
• (Top rye) Rittenhouse Single Barrel Straight Rye Whiskey, Very Rare 23 Year Old, Kentucky, $170
• High West Whiskey, Rendezvous Blend, Utah, $45
• Thomas H. Handy American Straight Rye Whiskey, Kentucky, $55
PURE POT STILL IRISH WHISKEY
• (Top Irish whiskey) Jameson Rare Vintage Irish Whiskey, Ireland, $250
BLENDED IRISH WHISKEY
• Jameson Irish Whiskey, Ireland, $21
• Tullamore Dew Original Blend Irish Whiskey, Ireland, $22
• Tullamore Dew 12 Year Old Irish Whiskey, Ireland, $38
SINGLE MALT IRISH WHISKEY
• Connemara Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey, 12 Year Old, Ireland, $100
• Connemara Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey, Ireland, $40
• Connemara Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey, Cask Strength, Ireland, $60
• Greenore Irish Whiskey, Single Grain, Ireland, $50
• The Irishman Single Malt Irish Whiskey, Ireland, $50
• The Tyrconnell Single Malt Irish Whiskey, 10 Year Old Madeira Cask Finish, Ireland, $72
• The Tyrconnell Single Malt Irish Whiskey, 10 Year Old Sherry Cask Finish, Ireland, $72
BLENDED SCOTCH
• Chivas Regal 25 Year Old, Scotland, $299
• Chivas Regal 18 Year Old, Scotland, $69
• Johnnie Walker Gold Label, Scotland, $80
• The Antiquary 21 Year Old Deluxe Blended The Antiquary Superior, Scotland, $100
DISTILLERS' SINGLE MALT SCOTCH
• (Best of Show - Whisky) Highland Park Single Malt Scotch, 12 Year Old, Orkney Islands, Scotland, $40
• Ardbeg Single Malt Scotch, Airigh Nam Beist, Islay, Scotland, $120
• Ardbeg Single Malt Scotch, Uigeadail, Islay, Scotland, $95
• Auchentoshan 16 Year Old Bourbon Matured Single Malt Scotch, Limited Edition, Lowland, Scotland, $120
• Auchentoshan 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch, Lowland, Scotland, $95
• Bowmore 1991, 16 Year Old Port Matured Single Malt Scotch, Limited Edition, Islay, Scotland, $100
• Clynelish 14 Year Old Single Malt Scotch, Highlands, Scotland, $50
• Cragganmore Single Malt Scotch 1992, Distiller's Edition, Speyside, Scotland, $65
• Glenfiddich 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch, Speyside, Scotland, $120
• Glengoyne Single Malt Scotch, Smokehead, Islay, Scotland, $50
• Lagavulin 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch , Islay, Scotland, $80
• Lagavulin Single Malt Scotch 1991, Distiller's Edition, Islay, Scotland, $100
• Laphroaig 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch, Original Cask Strength, Islay, Scotland, $54
• Scapa 14 Year Old Single Malt Scotch, Independent Merchant, Orkney Isles, Scotland, $45
• The Glenlivet 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch, Speyside, Scotland, $89
• The Glenrothes 33 Year Old Single Malt Scotch, 1975, Speyside, Scotland, $450
• The Macallan 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch, Fine Oak, Speyside, Scotland, $78
• The Macallan 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch, Fine Oak, Speyside, Scotland, $220
• The Macallan 30 Year Old Single Malt Scotch, Fine Oak, Speyside, Scotland, $700
OTHER WHISKEY
• Suntory Yamazaki 18 Year Old Single Malt, Japan, $100
COGNAC EXTRA-AGED/VINTAGE
• (Top cognac) Hennessy Cognac Paradis Extra, Cognac, France, $320
• Martell Vintage Cognac, France, $299
COGNAC XO OR EQUIVALENT
• Courvoisier Cognac XO, Jarnac, France, $107
• Hennessy Cognac XO, Cognac, France, $150
• Louis Royer Cognac XO, France, $110
ARMAGNAC - VINTAGE PRE-1985
• (Best of Show - Brandy) Loujan 1979 Armagnac , Bas Armagnac, France, $105
• Chateau de Laubade Vintage 1978 Armagnac, France, $180
ARMAGNAC VINTAGE - POST 1985
• Tariquet Vintage Armagnac , 15 Year Old, AOC, Bas Armagnac, France, $70
BRANDY - PISCO
• Mistral Nobel Pisco, Chile, $16
• Nasca Pisco, Isa, Peru, $29
SPANISH GRAPE BRANDY & BRANDY DE JEREZ
• Cardenal Mendoza Gran Reserva Brandy, 30 Year Old, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, $100
FRUIT LIQUEUR
• (Top fruit liqueur) Cointreau Orange Liqueur, France, $34
• Grand Marnier Liqueur, 150th Anniversary, France, $225
HERBAL/BOTANICAL LIQUEUR
• (Best of Show - Liqueur) Domaine de Canton Ginger Liqueur, France, $30
• Averna Sambuca, Sicily, Italy, $29
• Chartreuse Green VEP, Voiron, France, $140
• St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur, France, $33
• Cynar Artichoke Liqueur, Italy, $19
OTHER LIQUEUR
• Irish Mist Liqueur, Ireland, $25
ABSINTHE
• (Top absinthe) Vieux Pontarlier Absinthe, France, $50
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